Tennis Column is irregular and biased opinion column written by Tennis Pro Guru about everything tennis related.
We are slowly mowing to the second quarter of the season. Indian Wells tournament did not bring the results most of the fans expected. Andreescu and Thiem surprised all including themselves. The obvious narrative about how the next generation (or NextGen) cannot win a big tournament is torn into the […]
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Tennis has always been known as sports of gentlemen. White shorts and shirts and decent behavior of players and fans were the sign of tennis. A lot of things changed in the past years and tennis changed too, but there are still some good habits preserved during tennis matches. This […]
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Going to play on clay court can be tricky for a “hard court only” players. The way of moving and playing on a clay court is different from the one you are used to from hard court. We already put up a list of basic advice on the clay court care […]
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It would be interesting to know on what surface my readers play the most (Let me know in the poll below). I know that it depends on the location you live and where you play. I was “hard court only” player for a long time. However, after moving to a […]
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Practice makes champions. And the Tennis Ball Machine can make the practice effective and easier for anyone. However, the Tennis Ball Machine cannot make a miracle. It will not make champion from everybody. It is a good addition to some practice exercises, but it can not fully replace the man – […]
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Australian Open 2019 is history. Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka claimed the titles. There were a lot of interesting moments we covered in our daily updated notebook. Here I will try to highlight other interesting points from a more global perspective. Things we learned during the past two weeks. Bold […]
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All 256 players who will play in singles at Australian Open 2019 are known. And we know also the rackets they use. Here is our usual summary we publish before every Grand Slam tournament. In men tennis, Wilson, Babolat, and Head are still the big 3 on the courts. Wilson […]
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First Grand Slam Tournament of the season always attracts a lot of attention. It is the real start of the tennis season with all the players fresh and rested. We will follow all the scores, events and news from Melbourne to keep you covered. Everything that catches our attention will […]
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The first week of the tennis season is almost at the end. The first tournament winners are known and with Australian Open starting in 7 days we can draw first conclusions about favorites and underdogs. Australian Open Men Favorites Federer Roger Federer in January is different from Roger Federer in […]
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Every tennis player knows it. You lost first set and your outlook does not look good. You are constantly making unforced mistakes or your opponent outplays you in longer exchanges. What should you do in such moments? How to make a comeback in tennis? Tennis is not just about your […]
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TennisProGuru.com regularly counts and publishes the number of ATP and WTA tournament wins achieved by individual tennis racket brands. December is an ideal time for publishing and updating statistics and data we collect over the years. We decided to look at the most successful tennis racket brands in ATP and WTA […]
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There is no simple answer to “How to win a tennis match?” question. I played a lot of tennis matches and I watched even more matches than I played. Sometimes I put my observation in the form of notes on the paper to summarize my thoughts and to have something […]
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Watching this year Nitto ATP Finals is tough for any Roger Federer fan. It is visible, that this is not Roger who destroyed everyone in 2017. Federer version from January 2018 was near to perfect too. The end of the year 2018 shows signs that the end is really close. […]
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Check predictions for future instead: ATP Finals followed by Davis Cup Final marks the end of the tennis year of 2018. A lot happened this year and we will see a lot of discussion about the tennis year 2018. And many will ask what will happen next year? What will the […]
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Marin Cilic living hard times Croatian no. 6 in ATP rankings has a tough finish of the season. After he reached semifinals in Cincinnati (loss with Djokovic 4:6 6:3 3:6) and quarterfinals at US Open (loss with Nishikori 6:2 4:6 6:7 6:4 4:6) everything looked fine. He helped Croatian team to […]
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Davis Cup in classic format comes to the end. The competition will be absolutely different from next year, so we will enjoy the classic and traditional final for the last time. Davis Cup Final 2018 106th Edition Home Team: FRANCE Away Team: CROATIA Date: 23 – 25 November 2018 Place: […]
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Naomi Osaka played awesome tennis! The sentence above describes what I want to remember from US Open 2018. Her attitude, cold mind and perfect hits were the absolute top of Ladies tennis during New York Grand Slam. She is only 20, but her mental strength and tennis abilities are well […]
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After 10 days of hard-fought battles, we finally arrived in semifinals at US Open 2018. And that is the right time to refresh my picks for winners of both singles draws. Ladies US Open 2018 – From Maria to Simone to … My pick for US Open Ladies Singles winner […]
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